FILE PHOTO: Joo Hyun Bahn (L), a nephew of former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, leaves a hearing in the federal court in Manhattan with his lawyer, Julia Gatto in New York City, New York, U.S. January 20, 2017. In reality, Bahn said, Harris had no connection with any Qatari official and kept the money.Prosecutors have said that Bahn agreed to pay another $2 million upon closing of the sale. "I knew what I was doing was a bad act," Bahn said on Friday.Bahn is scheduled to be sentenced on June 29. prosecutors have also charged Ban Ki-sang, who remains at large. According to a criminal complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, Simon met with Bahn and another person in April 2014 to discuss the bribe payment.A lawyer for Simon could not immediately be reached for comment.

Source: Egypt Today January 05, 2018 18:56 UTC